As ESS training efforts ramp up, stakeholders are realizing just how much they have yet to learn.

5/1/2018

Roman, Jesse

An array of research projects seeks answers to energy storage system questions.

5/1/2018

Roman, Jesse

Flying Ubers, smart sensors, tall wooden buildings, the marijuana industry, and more: A tour of some of the highlights of the distinctly forward-looking 2018 NFPA Conference & Expo.

5/1/2018

Roman, Jesse

An update on the evolving world of ESS, which are getting bigger and more prevalent. What first responders, regulators, and others need to know and how NFPA is helping.

5/1/2018

Roman, Jesse

3/1/2018

Roman, Jesse

As the commercial space industry blossoms and more privately run spaceports are proposed, some worry about a lack of guidance for the construction and management of the facilities.

3/1/2018

Roman, Jesse

3/1/2018

Roman, Jesse

Smoke alarms that know the difference between burning food and burning furniture will soon be the standard. What it means for consumers and public safety advocates, and how researchers made it happen

3/1/2018

Roman, Jesse

Firefighters have always lived in stations polluted by cancer-causing chemicals. One architect thinks there is a better way.

1/2/2018

Roman, Jesse

2017 was among the most destructive wildfire seasons in U.S. history. Can we address the problem, or will politics, economics, and false assumptions prove too much to overcome?

1/2/2018

Roman, Jesse

1/2/2018

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

Designing a fire sprinkler system for one manufactured home? Easy. Designing a system for 20,000 homes with no guaranteed water supply and no idea when or where the homes will be sent? Not so easy.

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

A comprehensive look at the historic 2017 hurricane season, as told by those on the ground in TX, FL, and Puerto Rico. What went right? Where can we improve? Fire chiefs, emergency planners, and others tell their stories.

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

FEMA’s former deputy administrator on this year’s spate of disasters and the effort to build more resilient communities.

Confusing regulations and a lack of guidance have thus far stymied the widespread use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in public safety. But all of that is beginning to change, aided in part by NFPA’s new UAS standard. Are we at the dawn of a new era?

7/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

7/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

7/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

7/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

Most refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners could soon be using flammable refrigerants. Are we ready?

5/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

5/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

As the nation’s fire service acknowledges the toll cancer is taking on its ranks, Boston emerges as a leader trying to better protect its firefighters.

5/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

Innovative building designs and construction types are appearing around the world with increasing regularity. From tall wooden buildings to tiny houses, each present unique challenges for responders and code officials.

3/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

Here are four big reasons to attend the 2017 NFPA Conference & Expo in Boston this June.

3/1/2017

Roman, Jesse

Thirty years after crafting NFPA 1500, the fire service’s first standard for health and safety, the architects reflect how far their profession has come.

1/3/2017

Roman, Jesse

The nation’s fire service is confronting a public health emergency. As opiate-related deaths rise, some are asking if there is a better way of addressing the problem.

1/3/2017

Roman, Jesse

1/3/2017

Roman, Jesse

A team of NFPA data scientists, backed by advanced computer systems, is tapping into a trove of fire data with the aim of saving lives and reshaping how fire professionals do their jobs.

11/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

Discussing NFPA’s new standard on energy storage systems with researcher David Rosewater.

11/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

11/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

A director at the World Trade Center Health Program discusses cancer and the many illness among 9/11 responders.

9/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

9/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

With the marijuana business booming and poised to spread across the nation, Colorado—the epicenter of the commercial pot industry—offers a host of hard-fought lessons learned.

9/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

Fires in off-campus housing have killed scores of students over the years. NFPA and several partners are raising awareness and developing resources to help address the problem.

9/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

9/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

The keeper of ‘The Secret List’ on firefighter safety, wisdom, and not doing dumb things.

7/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

7/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

7/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

The booming global festival industry takes on the challenge of life safety.

7/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

7/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

5/2/2016

Roman, Jesse

As electrical generation and transmission becomes less utility-centric, the NEC keeps pace with a host of new provisions focused on emerging technologies.

5/2/2016

Roman, Jesse

5/2/2016

Roman, Jesse

Communities and fire departments around the country are using data analytics in imaginative ways to predict a host of risk factors and reduce fires.

5/2/2016

Roman, Jesse

3/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

3/1/2016

Roman, Jesse

A community-based approach in South Africa to wildfire fighting and mitigation is spreading across the world.